Phorid flies, particularly those from the family Phoridae ... laying their eggs inside the bodies of worker ants, where the larvae then feed on the host's internal tissues. This natural predation ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/3495920 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/3495920 Larvae of phorid flies in the genus Pseudacteon have the unusual habit of decapitating fire ...

Pennsylvania is stepping up efforts to protect its $1.1 billion mushroom industry from an invasive insect that's harming ...

Technically, fruit flies and phorid flies can also be drain flies ... These eggs hatch within two days and turn into larvae. The larvae grow between 9 and 15 days, so this is the longest part ...

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Those include introducing microscopic nematodes and mites — natural predators that damage phorid fly larvae before they hatch (without harm to the mushrooms that make it to the shelves ...

Shapiro administration takes action to support Southeast PA Mushroom Farmers in controlling destructive phorid fly ...

KENNETT SQUARE — Southern Chester County is abuzz with hopeful solutions to tackle the rising impact of the phorid fly, an invasive pest responsible for destroying as much as 40% of the region ...